Shoemaker&#39;s tool.



D. ZEMBORSKI. SHOEMAKER'S TOOL. APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1910.

Patented June 20, 1911.

UTTE TA TQE.

DOMINICK ZEMBORSKI, OF GARTHAG-E, ILLINOIS.

SHOEMAKERS TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 20, 1911.

Application filed July 21, 1910. Serial No. 573,063.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DOMINIOK ZEMBoRsKI, a citizen of Poland, residing atCarthage, in the county of Hancock and State of Illinois, have inventeda new and useful Shoemakers Tool, of which the following is aspecification.

It is the object of the present invention to provide an improvedshoemakers tool particularly designed for use in skiving the heels,soles, and welts of shoes.

Particularly does the invention contemplate the provision of a tool forthis purpose which will be handy to use, simple in construction, andcapable of all desired adjustment.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thegeneral construction and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanyingdrawings, of which:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a tool embodying the presentinvention. Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionalview from front to rear on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a top planview of the tool.

In the drawings, the body of the tool is illustrated as so formed as toafford two handle portions, one of which is indicated by the numeral 5and the other by the numeral 6, and a depressed intermediate portion 7which constitutes the true body of the tool. The handle portion 5 of thebody is plane and of such contour as to be comfort-ably gripped by thehand of the workman, and while the portion 6 of the body is also of suchcontour, it is further preferably formed with a slot indicated by thenumeral 8, through which slot the fingers of one hand may be inserted,whereby a firmer grip may be had upon the tool.

It will be observed that the intermediate portion 7 of the body of thetool is depressed to a greater degree at its front than at its rear andthat it is ofgreater thickness at its rear than at its front so that theupper face of this port-ion of the body is inclined downwardly andforwardly. EX- tending above the rear of this portion of the body is abridge indicated by the numeral 9 and this oridge affords, inconjunction with the upper face or the said portion 7 of the body at therear thereof, a blade receiving slot indicated by the numeral 10. Askiving blade 11 is fitted through the slot 10 and at its forwardportion through a similar slot 12 formed through the intermediateportion 7 adjacent the front thereof. This skiving blade 11 ispreferably transversely curved so as to conform to the usual concavityof a heel side. It will be observed at this point that the lower forwardedge of the intermediate portion 7 of the tool body has a line ofcurvature coincident with the curvature of the cutting or skiving edgeof the blade 11, this edge being indicated in the drawings, by thenumeral 13. Consequently, by disposing the said edge against the side ofa heel with the skiving edge of the blade resting also against the saidside of the heel, the tool may be drawn forwardly by grasping the handleportions 5 and 6 and the leather will be skived from the heel in aquantity depending upon the degree to which the cutting edge of theblade projects beyond the under side of the intermediate portion of thetool body.

In order that the blade may be adjusted to make a deep or shallow out,set screws indicated by the numeral 1 1 are threaded through the bridge9 and bear against the upper face of the said blade 11 and these setscrews may be loosened, the blade then adjusted to the proper position,and the set screws then tightened to hold the blade firmly atadjustment.

The convexity of the skiving edge of the blade 11 fitting in theconcavity of the heel side will act as an efficient guide for the toolwhen put to this use. However, when it is desired to skive or trim theedges of the shoe soles, the fact that the soles are thin as comparedwith the heels, necessitates the provision of some means for positivelyguiding the tool while being used for this purpose. The means providedfor this purpose embodies a block 15 into which is threaded an adjustingscrew 16, this screw being swiveled as at 17 through the front part ofthe intermediate portion 7 of the tool body. The block 15 is confined ina recess 18 which is formed in the front and under sides of the saidintermediate portion of the body, and it will be readily understood thatby rotating the screw 16 in one direction, the block will be feddownwardly so as to project below the surface of the under side of thesaid portion 7 By disposing the tool with this block resting againsteither the under or the upper face of the sole, the tool may be drawnalong the edge of the sole so that the blade 11 will skive the saidedge.

As heretofore stated, the tool is adapted for use in cutting welts, andthe construction adapting the tool for this use will now be described.The upper side of the extremity of the handle portion 5 of the tool bodyis formed with a recess indicated by the numeral 19. A lip 20 underliesthe bottom wall of the said recess and has its upper side beveled asshown in Fig. 2 of the draw ing. A fiat blade 21 is disposed in therecess 19 and has its cutting edge portion 22 confined or receivedbetween the bottom wall of the recess 19 and the underlying lip 20, theblade being formed with a slot 23 and a set screw 24 being insertedthrough this slot and threaded into the handle portion 5 at its saidextremity. When the set screw is tightened, the blade will be heldfirmly against the bottom wall of the recess 19 so as to be slightlyspaced from the lip 20, and consequently skivings may pass readilybetween the blade and the said lip. The handle portion 5 is formed witha front to rear shoulder indicated by the numeral 25 and this shoulderaffords a guide in skiving or trimming welts, as will be readilyunderstood.

In order to hold the blade 21 against rocking when the tool is in use,it is formed with a lug 26 which fits against a shoulder 27 at theextremity of the handle portion 5.

From the foregoing description of the invention it will be readilyunderstood that there is provided a simple tool for the purpose ofskiving the soles, heels and welts of shoes at the time of manufacturethereof, and that all of the skiving elements of the tool may be soadjusted as to work upon different grades of leather and to suit thetastes of the workman.

\Vhat is claimed is V In a tool of the class described, a body having adepressed intermediate portion, a blade fitted through the portion andhaving its cutting edge presented at the under side thereof, the saidintermediate portion of the body being formed in its forward edge with arecess located at a point midway between the ends of the cutting edge ofthe blade, a guide block slidably fitted in the recess, and an adjustingscrew fitted through the said intermediate portion of the body andthreaded into the said block, the block being of considerably less widththan the blade at its cutting edge whereby to constitute a guide forcooperation with the cut ting edge of the blade to either side of itsmiddle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DOMINICK ZEMBORSKI.

Witnesses EDWARD KELLY, H. GREEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

